An All-Female Ghostbusters Cast: Twitter Explodes

Today the trailer dropped for the all new Ghostbusters film and (in case you haven’t heard,) it has four women in the lead roles.  We can only think of two female characters with names in the entire original Ghostbusters  — Janine, the secretary and Dana, the helpless lady who gets turned into a demonic sexpot and eventually a hellish dog-beast; not exactly empowering characters.

The new cast was very exciting news to a lot of people.

So excited for the all-female cast of the new Ghostbuters! http://t.co/RhphmF0ueR #NoCeilings

— Chelsea Clinton (@ChelseaClinton) January 29, 2015

Some humans were against it, but they were shouted down by saner voices.

The announcement of an all female Ghostbusters reboot is the final nail in the coffin. My childhood can now be laid to rest.

— Rob (@Jeebus_Cristo) January 28, 2015

(Again, nothing is sacred in Hollywood, nothing. Geez.) #Ghostbusters 3 to be reboot featuring all female cast. http://t.co/vTq9B4t29p

— Drew McKissick (@DrewMcKissick) January 29, 2015

All female Ghostbusters cast finally revealed and it sucks!!! http://t.co/EDzU3QhY0X

— Kev Brock (@KBrocking) January 27, 2015

https://twitter.com/DanielHooven/status/560195611023380480

"@_gcheck: All female Ghostbusters and one of them is that fat SUPER corny bitch? No thanks"you serious?

— Randall Axlerod (@DrTruth247) January 28, 2015

An all female Ghostbusters? I bet that bitch Ana Sarkeesian is joyed.

— Jay B (@MarkOut4Tacos) January 27, 2015

The new all-female Ghostbusters film is going to ruin my childhood, and here’s how http://t.co/Q8ZORpJW38 pic.twitter.com/FP7SHo46Et

— UsVsTh3m (@UsVsTh3m) January 29, 2015

Every man who complains about the new Ghostbusters should donate money to a kid whose childhood is actually being ruined by something real.

— Rita Meade (@ScrewyDecimal) January 29, 2015

Some Men Are Pretty Mad About Female Ghostbusters http://t.co/UtOn7wVhfG pic.twitter.com/7VHlsJfJyv

— BuzzFeed (@BuzzFeed) January 28, 2015

"Female Ghostbusters are of great concern to me" = "I am a lousy lay"

— Andy Richter (@AndyRichter) January 28, 2015

Other humans were all for it!

Having trouble grokking the argument against the Ghostbusters reboot. Sounds like a fresh spin. McCarthy and Wiig are hilarious. Sign me up.

— David Gaider (@davidgaider) January 29, 2015

There is going to be an all-female GHOSTBUSTERS. It's like my childhood dreams have been heard.

— Liz Vallish (@elizziebeth) January 27, 2015

At least one was all for it only after people noticed that he didn’t seem excited enough at first.

Ghostbusters: Ernie Hudson Changes Mind About All-Female Cast … "Phenomenal!" http://t.co/AY0KSl94gd pic.twitter.com/Mlf39IykZH

— Hollywood Reporter (@THR) January 29, 2015

Others were just clever and funny about it.

Ghostbusters: Shady Pines Unit. #PointsMe pic.twitter.com/L71djOYjPn

— Mike Denison (@mikd33) January 28, 2015

Just imagined female Ghostbusters facing off against the Hocus Pocus witches and now I'm a 52-year-old receptionist at an LGBT center.

— Louis Virtel (@louisvirtel) January 29, 2015

Actually, it’s about ethics in ghostbusting journalism. RT @SimonMaloy: ♫MISANDRY MAKES ME FEEL GOOD♪ http://t.co/JVBJja47p2

— Dave Weigel (@daveweigel) January 27, 2015

Instead of re-booting with female casts, make all movies about Ghostbusters.

— emily nussbaum (@emilynussbaum) January 29, 2015

Ghostbusters is a romantic comedy

— RogueMEANHOODStaff (@meanhood) January 29, 2015

Maybe we should be more upset that Ghostbusters is about people who take lost souls and basically put them in a soul-landfill.

— Zach Weinersmith (@ZachWeiner) January 29, 2015

As for us, we agree with the always-fantastic Lindy West:

This story was originally published on January 29, 2015. It has been updated to reflect current events.